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The Black Locomotive by Rian Hughes: Adventurous and original
The Black Locomotive by Rian Hughes: Adventurous and original
Borges and Me by Jay Parini: Caper-ish and laugh-out-loud funny
Borges and Me by Jay Parini: Caper-ish and laugh-out-loud funny
C+nto & Othered Poems, Joelle Taylor: Navigates private unarticulated moments
C+nto & Othered Poems, Joelle Taylor: Navigates private unarticulated moments
Deep issues: Martin Robson's fight for his life underwater
Deep issues: Martin Robson's fight for his life underwater
Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles: Vividly connected to nature
Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles: Vividly connected to nature
Onjali Raúf: 'Kids are hyper-aware of the issues facing the world'
Onjali Raúf: 'Kids are hyper-aware of the issues facing the world'
The Painter's Friend by Howard Cunnell: 'Too often drifts into the obscure'
The Painter's Friend by Howard Cunnell: 'Too often drifts into the obscure'
The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey: A sinewy and enchanting style
The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey: A sinewy and enchanting style
Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'
Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'
It's time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people
It's time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people
Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence
Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence
The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale
The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale
The Coward: Riotously funny testament to our ability to forgive
The Coward: Riotously funny testament to our ability to forgive
Peter Ackroyd: 'When I was young I wanted to be Pope'
